Call First General Session to Order Clyde Johnson

Appoint Parliamentarian Clyde Johnson

Adoption of the Agenda Clyde Johnson

Minutes of the 2000 General Session Brian Harper

2000-01 Final Membership Report Brian Harper

Treasurer’s Report Brian Harper

Articles of Incorporation Barbara Lemmer

IACTE/ACTE Report Dianne Strickler

IACTE Updates Vicki Lowe

2001-02 Budget Craig McEnany

Nominating Committee Report Barbara Lemmer

Nominations from the Floor Clyde Johnson

Nomination Speeches Clyde Johnson

Election Procedures Clyde Johnson

Data Collection and Surveys Clyde Johnson

Announcements Clyde Johnson

Adjourn First General Session Clyde Johnson

Call Second General Session to Order Clyde Johnson

Appoint Parliamentarian Clyde Johnson

Adoption of the Agenda Clyde Johnson

NAAE Region 3 Report – Chamberlain, SD Duane Fisher

Iowa FFA Foundation Report Alan Spencer

Committee Reports

Administrative Jason Holt

Conference Planning Craig McEnany

Educational Development Dave Briggs

Membership Services Louis Beck

Policy Development Duane Fisher

Past President’s Barbara Lemmer

2001-02 Program of Work Clyde Johnson

Membership Reports Vice-Presidents

NE SE SC NC NW SW PS

Potential _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Actual _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Committed _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Associate _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Not at Conference _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Unfinished Business/New Business Clyde Johnson

Comments from Retiring President Clyde Johnson

Recognition of Retiring Board Members Clyde Johnson

Introduction of 2001-02 IAAE Board Barbara Lemmer

Installation Ceremony Barbara Lemmer

Passing of the Gavel Clyde Johnson

Comments from 2001-02 President Craig McEnany

Announcements Craig McEnany

Adjourn Second General Session Craig McEnany

Call First General Session to Order – President Barbara Lemmer called the first general session of the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators to order at 9:06 AM.

Ron Ruess was named the session’s parliamentarian.

Adoption of the Agenda – Dianne Strickler moved and it was seconded by Dennis Miller to adopt the agenda with flexibility. Motion passed.

Minutes of the 1999 IAAE General Sessions – Alan Sorenson moved to accept the minutes of the 1999 IAAE general sessions. Jack Cook seconded the motion. It passed.

1999-2000 final membership report – Lemmer directed the members to view a sheet in their packet.

Treasurer’s Report – Clyde Johnson moved to accept the treasurer’s report. Craig McEnany seconded the motion. During discussion the number of members for the 2000-2001 year was decided to be 190. Motion passed. (see treasurer’s report for balances)

Articles of Incorporation – This was discussed and explained in detail by Lemmer. They are being submitted to an attorney and then submitted to the state attorney general for reissuance.

Changes in the By-Laws – Lemmer explained the different changes in the By-laws and discussion followed. Duane Fisher moved to adopt the changes and it was seconded by Clyde Johnson. Motion passed.

2000-2001 Budget – Clyde Johnson presented the budget for the coming year. Johnson moved to accept the budget and it was seconded by McEnany. Motion passed.

Nominating Committee Report – Past President Larry Stine presented the ballot. Nominations were asked for the following positions:

Foundation Representative IACTE Representative

Secretary-Treasurer President-elect

President

None were made and nominations were closed by Lemmer. Barbara Lemmer will serve as past-president, Clyde Johnson will serve as president, Brian Harper will serve as secretary-treasurer, Dianne Strickler will serve as IACTE representative, and Alan Spencer will serve as Foundation representative. Each candidate gave speeches prior to the handing out of ballots. Larry Stine moved to accept the nomination committee report. It had an implied second. Motion passed. Voting took place during the first district meeting.

Election Procedures – Lemmer explained the process of handling the election. Mike Striegel moved and seconded by Jerry Biermann to approve the procedures Motion passed.

NAAE Region III Conference Committee Report – Barb Osborn gave a report on the upcoming Region III conference to be held in Ames. No action was taken.

Data Collection and Surveys – Lemmer explained the purpose of this and what its intended use will be. No action was taken on this.

Lemmer made announcements and accepted a motion by Dennis Miller to adjourn the first general session. McEnany seconded the motion. It was passed at 9:55 AM.
 
 

Call Second General Session to Order – President Barbara Lemmer called the second general session of the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators to order at 2:50 PM.

Ron Ruess was appointed as parliamentarian for the session.

Adoption of the Agenda – Ron Zelle moved to adopt the agenda with flexibility. Dennis Selness seconded the motion. It passed.

NAAE Update – Barb Osborn gave those attending information about the NAAE. No discussion and no action was taken.

IACTE Report – Lemmer gave a report about the IACTE. No discussion and no action was taken.

Iowa FFA Foundation Report – Steven Kehoe gave a report explaining what has been taking place with the Foundation. Handouts were provided to each in attendance. No action was taken.

Committee Reports – Introduced by Lemmer.

Introduction of Officers and Representatives – Made by Larry Stine. Since no nominations were received the offices were filled according to the names on the ballot as previously mentioned in the minutes from the first general session minutes.

Installation Ceremony – Conducted by Larry Stine.

Passing the Gavel – President Lemmer handed the gavel to new president Johnson.
 
 

Recognition of Retiring Board Members – Made by Johnson.

Comments from the 2000-2001 President – Made by Johnson.

Announcements – Made by Johnson.

Adjourn Second General Session – Steve Zaruba moved to adjourn. It was seconded by Dennis Selness. Motion passed at 3:53 PM.

Respectfully submitted by Brian Harper, 1999-2000 Secretary-Treasurer
 
 

IAAE members and agricultural educators, as I reflect on my year as President, I see the many faces that make up our great profession. I see the caring teacher educator, the classroom teacher, the FFA advisor, the disciplinarian, the concerned parent, the post secondary instructors, the state consultants and others who allow our students to achieve premier leadership, personal growth and career success through a network of education and agriculture. But now I ask you, who is there when you need some of those same qualities that we provide our students? Hopefully, it is the IAAE and NAAE that provides you with that professional boost that makes your day easier or at least tolerable. I know many days have past where I start to wonder if I am truly in the profession for all the right reasons. While there are many of us in the profession, we are only a small piece of the total agricultural education structure. Do we rely on each other or do we choose to isolate ourselves so that we don’t share any valuable competitive secrets? I’m here to tell you that as agricultural educators, we need to give up our secrets and allow others to share in our successes and failures. I’m concerned about the future of our profession! We have seen many outside forces at work in both agriculture and education. How are we to react to these outside forces? Do we see them as opportunities or obstacles? Fellow Ag teachers, we need to continue to be vocal in our support for our organization, but we must also look at new obstacles as opportunities for our profession and for our students. This past year, as your president, has been a year of obstacles and opportunities. I’m not going to tell you that everything went perfectly as planned. I believe that we need to continue to look for opportunities to support our teachers in the profession as well as to provide leadership to help direct the profession to a new and better future. The IAAE and NAAE has been there to support me through my year of service to you the members. I appreciate the times that you have counseled with me about what is right and what is wrong with our organization. I know we haven’t fixed everything, but I’m seeing some improvements in our organization. Let me share a few areas with you in regards to the past year of the IAAE.

I wish to publicly thank the West Bend-Mallard Community Schools and Superintendent Lindsey Beecher and Principal Rachel Moews for allowing me to attend meetings and represent the IAAE. I had help from secretaries Carla Montag and Angie Thilges. I especially want to thank my students for supporting me throughout my term and my professional commitments to you.

I want to thank my wife, Bridgett and sons: Trent, Aaron and Dustin for allowing me to give of my time to serve as your president. Hopefully, I have showed you my love and support in the activities that you participate in because I truly appreciate the support you have given to me.

IAAE Board of Directors and Committee Members did their jobs when called upon and I appreciated your advice and discussion of IAAE business. The network system that the IAAE depends upon continues to need your dedication and support. It is necessary for all committee and board meetings to be attended with 100% participation. I know that conflicts arise but it is our duty as an elected board member or a selected committee member to find a replacement to ensure 100% participation in decisions of our association. We need to continue to make progress in completing our necessary tasks in a timely manner for the teachers we represent. And as your president, I am at fault for not following through with each of you to accomplish your responsibilities. As professionals, we must give of our time and ourselves to accomplish these responsibilities.

Several major accomplishments should be noted. Duane Fisher and the Policy Development Committee are to be recognized for their accomplishments with the ACESS proposal. I know we have not reached the desired objective yet, but it is truly inspiring to hear people in the general public and within the school system talk about the legislation that the Ag teachers are promoting. People we must continue to tell "the story" of our successes. I would like to also congratulate the Governor’s Council on Agricultural Education for their efforts in making the Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Education in Iowa II a success. Many others in agriculture share our mission and are willing to cooperate and share in the efforts of telling the successes of agriculture. In January, our association was able to hire an executive assistant to fill the position after Tom Kamp resigned. The committee and Board of Directors selected Patricia Beck of Buckingham to fill this opening. We look forward to working with Pat and the many new ideas she brings to our association in the form of her experience in publicity. The association is in the process of putting many of our applications and programs on the web site. I am accepting this as a personal responsibility to oversee the continued improvement of our web site at www.agnet.iastate.edu/iaae/. If you have additional items that should be on the web, please forward them to me. You may also forward comments and concerns to me.

The IAAE has to continue to respond to the needs of members. We must continue to look at our mentoring program to help new teachers. Do we have the opportunity to network with each other to help us in our day-to-day concerns? Are you an active participant in the AEPD program and is this program meeting your professional needs? We need to continue to work on membership in our professional association. We saw a slight increase in membership but we are still far from achieving success in this area. In 2000-01, we had 182 active members in our association with at least another 95 secondary teachers that were non-members. How would you handle your FFA chapter if only 2/3 of the students participated? We are faced with many concerns involving our other umbrella organizations! IACTE continues to struggle. We need to continue to have candid discussions about our role in the IACTE and the ACTE. As Ag educators, do you receive the benefits of Perkins funding? ACTE is a vital link in maintaining these federal funds. Are you doing your part by being a member of the association that lobbies Congress for these benefits? Maybe only members should be able to receive these appropriations.

There are always challenges to meet in education. The past year was no exception. I firmly believe that if our professional organizations don’t promote and represent us, then we can’t expect anyone else to. We owe it to our students, programs and our careers to be informed and active in our profession. Each of us has different talents and abilities to offer. How do you plan to use your talents in 2001-02?

I have appreciated the professional, dedication, leadership and friendship of IAAE members. I thank you for the privilege of serving you as IAAE President this year. It was a year of change, challenges and rewards. THANK YOU!!!
 
 

I would like to leave you with these words….

Hold who needs holding. There are people who need to know you care and who value your friendship.

Mend what needs mending. Never leave anything undone. You can make a difference every day.

Walk what needs walking, though it means an extra mile. Continue your journey no matter what obstacles get in your way.

Pray what needs praying. Stay strong in your faith and hold true to your beliefs. I thank God each day for the blessings and guidance in my life.

Say what needs saying. What do you need to say to those around you today? Is it asking for forgiveness or thanking those who sacrificed for you?

IAAE members and Ag educators, I challenge each of you to keep your eyes open to see gifts and your heart open to receive them. Your greatest gift might be right under your nose. Thank you for being one of the gifts in my life, and may God bless each of you.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you the profession for allowing me to serve this year as your President-elect. It has been a busy as well as a rewarding experience both professionally and personally.

The experience of attending the four Board of Directors meetings has prepared me to lead this organization as President during the next year. It has also shown me where we can make changes to become more efficient and more focused. If we are to create a "Surviving the New Millennium" attitude, I believe it will start with how our agricultural educators perceive their profession.

The most challenging part of the President-elect is chairing the Conference Planning Committee. We are now in our second year of working with the Iowa State University Agricultural Education and Studies department in the coordination of the conference. We will continue to fine tune the process of this activity to identify ways to build a better conference planning structure. This extremely important, since there seems to be some hesitancy for members of our profession to step forward to become the President-elect knowing that they must plan a conference. It is a time consuming process.

I participated in the Iowa FFA Degree selection process and attended the June FFA Board Meeting. As an individual who has been at the community college level for 13 years, I learned first hand some of the frustration that secondary instructors are facing with this process. It is my hope that a better application process and procedure can be established within the next year to address some of the concerns.

I was also involved in the ACESS legislation effort that was lead by Duane Fisher. I had the opportunity to visit with individuals who were able to help guide this legislative effort through the Iowa Legislature in 2001. I want to personally thank all members of the profession who helped in any way to promote this effort. You need to know that our efforts have set a process in motion for the future.

As I look to next year, I see unlimited potential for growth within this organization. WE need to establish our goals that allow for greater communication, greater leadership and greater efficiency. Our personal times are precious, therefore, we need to utilize every opportunity to its’ maximum potential.

As I look back on the past five years (two years as secretary-treasurer), I am reminded of the true meaning and value of belonging to the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators. If I don’t look at this issue from the view point of what my dues money does for me, but look at those qualities that have made the IAAE a showplace of opportunity and achievement, I find that the best of the IAAE doesn’t lie in the meetings that we attend or in the awards we present, but it comes from within, from the very heart of you. It’s all of you getting together to develop curriculum materials to meet your needs, it’s each of you voicing your concerns and expressing your ideas to your legislators, it’s you supporting the Governor’s Council on Agricultural Education and the professional

Development Program, it’s you building partnerships for the Ag Ed Family with business and industry, and it’s older teachers helping beginning teachers so they may experience success. You have shown me again and again why it is valuable for me to be an active member of IAAE and its related organizations. Our history as an organization and as a profession can be described as nothing but golden. Changes and challenges are always before us, and the answers will always lie within us. When we coordinate our efforts with the efforts of others we will move toward achieving our goals. When we all work together we divide the tasks and double the success of our projects. It’s been a pleasure completing the duties of past president and being a part of the Board of Directors. I just hope that I made a positive difference for my fellow members and our profession.

Again thank you for the opportunity to serve over the past five years. I am still here if I am needed. I will miss the Board meetings and the conventions; that’s where I get a chance to see old friends that I made over the years.

Thank you…
 
 

Last year I talked about change in the position for IAAE Secretary/Treasurer. Well this year still had changes in it except I didn’t change positions. Last year I wrote about our "new" executive secretary had quit and Tom Kamp was hired. Well Tom quit in December and Pat Beck replaced him. Pat attended one meeting with the board in March so she is still getting used to what her responsibilities are and as I wrap up my tenure as secretary hopefully the next secretary will have a good working relationship with her. So all of the high hopes from last June were tempered by this activity. I still believe that having an executive secretary/treasurer is the best way to go and that I deeply hope that Pat will stay on the job for several years.

I attended all board meetings this past year. I also attended the NAAE Conference in San Diego, CA as one of the IAAE’s delegates. While there, I attended all meetings and sessions that were relevant to Iowa. I feel badly that the executive secretary position didn’t work out for Tom. I believe that Tom is a committed Ag Ed instructor but this position just didn’t work out for him. With that I apologize to anyone that was affected negatively by how you were handled by the IAAE.

Last year, I felt that I could have done more for the IAAE. I feel the same way this year. I believe I did a better job of representing the membership. I believe I could have done better and will pass along any helpful hints to the new secretary whomever they may are. I feel that with the stability that Dale brings to the Department of Education that this organization will be in good shape from that. I feel that there is a good relationship between the IAAE, ISU, the FFA Foundation, and the Department of Education and it will get even better.

I said last year that we must promote ourselves positively ALL of the time. We must be seen by many groups across the state and in our local communities. I want to thank Past President Lemmer, President Johnson, Pat Beck and the rest of the board of directors this past year for their help and enthusiasm for "The Profession." Remember that being a member of the IAAE is good for YOU and for the profession of Agricultural Education!
 
 

-Welcomed five (5) new Agricultural Education instructors to the Northeast District of the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators (IAAE). Four (4) became members. These included:

* Tom Murray-North Linn High School at Troy Mills

* Jennifer Dillon-Dunkerton

* Tim Felderman- Alburnett

* Erin Murty- Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School at Reinbeck

* Eric Schmitt-Midland High School at Wyoming

-Membership stands at 29 IAAE members out of a possible 39 secondary school Agricultural Education instructor for a 74% membership rate.

-Had excellent attendance at an interesting and informative Fall In-service workshop at Hawkeye Community College (HCC) at Waterloo. Special thanks to the Agriculture and Natural Resources department at HCC for hosting and coordinating the event and providing the hands-on seminars for attendees.

-Five (5) NE IAAE District instructors attended the 2000 NAAE convention in San Diego, CA.

-Supported and coordinated District FFA activities including:

* Leadership Career Development Events (CDE) in four sub-districts.

* Northeast District Leadership Conference hosted by the Central High School at Elkader.

* Greenhand Fire-Up hosted by the Wapsie Valley High School

* Proficiency Award judging hosted by the Benton Community High School at Van Horne.

* Iowa FFA Degree records evaluation at Hawkeye Community College.
 
 

As I finish my first year as your IAAE Vice President for the North Central District I would like to thank everyone who has ever served for our Ag teachers organization. This has been a very rewarding and educating year. I have learned a great deal about our organization and its purposes. I only wish I had been this active earlier in my career, and encourage everyone to do whatever part they feel comfortable with in making the IAAE the best in the nation.

The North Central District Fall In-service Meeting of Agricultural Educators was held at NIACC in Mason City. I believe the new format was one of the most educational in-services that I have ever been involved in. We heard from the following: post secondary, Department of Education, and Iowa FFA Foundation. We offer special thanks to NIACC for hosting us for the day.

Current membership stands at 29 paid members of the 39 possible. I encourage all Ag Educators to become members of the IAAE. I believe, especially after this past year that there is no other organization that does as much for Education as ours.

As goals for next year I plan to send newsletters to all district members following all Board meetings. Also plan to communicate better with all members as well as the Board. I would like to see our membership increase, as I believe that the benefits are for everyone and I must communicate with members and potential members the good things we do.

As we spend our week during our Ag Educators Summer Conference let us realize all the good that we do. Someone recently told me that in the course of one day we make many decisions, 95% of which are good but we spend most of our time concerned with the 5%. Which speaks highly of our desire for perfection. Lately the business of Education has been in the spotlight and it will continue to be. But lets remember that the final product of a successful Ag Ed program (Ag classroom, FFA, SAE) is something awesome!

Thanks again for allowing me the honor and privilege of serving the membership.
 
 

As I finish my three years as the Northwest VP, I look back and see the positive changes our organization has been through. I have enjoyed serving you and wish Dan Witten the best of luck as he takes over. Our district is in good hands with Dan.

As members of this great organization we need to realize what we have and be reminded of the good it does for all in the Ag Ed family. We are a modest bunch of teachers and we need to be told and to tell what we are doing.

In closing we need to appreciate the hard work our presidents have done for us. Clyde, Barb, Larry have done an outstanding job and we appreciate their leadership.
 
 

This has been odd year for the leadership of the Southeast District. This year was to be the second year of my term as your Vice-President. However, at the December board meeting, I resigned because I had accepted the position of Coordinator of Undergraduate Admissions and Academic Advising at Iowa State University because I felt I would not do an adequate job representing the district. At that time, Rhonda Shultz, the current district secretary was appointed by the board to fulfill the remaining portion of my term.

There were three things that were focused on during the fall as it relates to the Southeast District of the IAAE. Our first focus was on membership. Our initial drive started at summer conference where we collected dues and asked others to commit to joining the organization. Those that were committed received phone calls from Rhonda Shultz, district secretary and those people who were considered non-members were sent a letter from me and were later called by either Rhonda or myself. Our goal was to reach 28 members.

The second responsibility was the Fall District In-service. The Fall In-service was host by Kirkwood Community College. Mr. Dale Gruis, DE Consultant, coordinated the day long in-service. There were several hands on activities that instructors were able to take home with them. The afternoon session consisted of briefing and updates. Everyone seemed pleased with the new format and time.

The final area of focus for the year was on the communication to the membership. As the Vice

President, I attempted to keep the communication lines open. Following each meeting, a district newsletter was written to inform each member of information pertinent to the district. At that time, they were also informed of the next meeting time and asked for input or comments related to the topics on the agenda. Also, as mentioned under the membership part of this report, every attempt was made to correspond with the group of members: paid members, committed members, and nonmembers. The paid members where thanked and provided with the membership materials. The committed where reminded that the committed and then asked to submit their membership dues. The nonmembers where reminded of the benefits of this professional organization and encouraged to become a member.

Unfortunately, because to the transitioning that took place during the second half of the year, the communication was not continued at the level in which I had intended. Communication is vital to this organization and I encourage the next Vice President to continue stressing its importance.

Respectfully Submitted,

Michael S. Retallick
 
 

The South Central District had 22 IAAE members for the 2000-2001 year. Membership was 54 % of the district's agricultural education instructors in 37 departments with 41 instructors in those departments.

The instructors that attended the IAAE Summer Conference were the largest number of members who signed up as members. The district seems to have many instructors not on extended contracts and these instructors for some reason or another do not attend the conference and then it seems very hard to get them to join. Maybe it is time to look at the time of the year for our conference and if we move it would it benefit more of the instructors.

Award applications seem to be low for most of the instructors in the district this year. I would like to suggest that the district nominates a person to fill out these awards for next year and the V.P. follows up on these applications.

Nominations have been out of the S.C. Vice President position and so far the only reply has been from Jack Cook and he is interested in be nominated for the position for 2001-2003.

It has been a very rewarding experience serving as the 1999-2001 SC VP. Thank you IAAE for giving me this chance to serve our members.
 
 

After Summer Ag Teachers' Conference as the IAAE Outstanding Southwest District Young Member Award Recipient I attended the Region III Ag Teachers' Conference held in Ames along with a couple other Southwest District members. Upon returning from summer conferences our district members began county fair activities and participated in many livestock judging contests. As the school year started the southwest district members came together to participate in the Southwest District In-service held in Council Bluffs at Iowa Western Community College. At the in-service, new members to the district Sarah Denburger, Matt Miller, and Andy Johnson were welcomed to the district. Over the course of the fall, district members were contacted and encouraged to join the IAAE if not on the roster list. Nearly a dozen chapters in the district grouped together to take two charter buses of FFA members to the National FFA Convention. After sub-district contests were all held members geared up for the district contest held on March 3 in Coon Rapids conducted by district advisor Jim Heithoff. The Southwest district had great representation of members and contestants at the State Leadership Conference in April. Over the course of the year the Southwest District Chapters have shown growth in leadership and represented the district and individual chapter very strongly in numerous events. We ended the school year by attending the Officer Training Camp hosted by District Advisor

Gary Miller at the Anita High School.

As the Southwest District VP I have attended the IAAE Board Meetings at ISU, Region III Conference in Ames, and NAAE Convention held in San Diego. While at the NAAE Convention I represented Iowa by sitting in on the Financial Planning Committee, attended several business sessions, and participated in a couple of workshops. I look forward to serving the Southwest

District again this year as the District VP and anticipate great things happening again in the Southwest District.
 
 

It truly has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the Post-Secondary Vice-President for the past two years. As is true in the secondary arena, change is evident everywhere and it seems that the challenges and opportunities facing post-secondary ag education in Iowa are endless.

A particular challenge has been to try to actively serve members from technical schools, community colleges, private institutions, teacher education programs, the Department of Education, and the Iowa FFA Foundation. This broadening of the post-secondary group is the result of a recent change in the IAAE bylaws away from "area schools." Once again, full representation has provided both challenges and opportunities. This aspect will require additional attention in the future.

The post-secondary membership numbers this year exceeded all of the other districts with 30 regular members and 3 associate members. The breakdown is as follows: 19 – community college, 9 - ISU, 2 - DE, 1 - NWMSU, and 1 - Univ. Missouri. Though difficult, membership growth can be attained through hard work and careful planning of relevant activities.

Post-secondary activities began in late September with a statewide meeting at DMACC to discuss marketing of programs. A preliminary blueprint was established to develop a series of promotional posters, establish a website, and utilize the slogan "Xtreme Success" in marketing community college programs. Further work remains in this area to accomplish the established goals.

The DE fall district in-service meetings were hosted at community college sites for the first time. These daytime meetings and activities generated positive reviews.

My previous goal of revitalizing the community college ag administrators group was accomplished with a January meeting at DMACC and ISU to discuss issues of common concern and provide a forum for future planning. We used that time to plan the April statewide in-service day at Kirkwood. It had been a number of years since all of the community colleges had participated in what was a traditional spring meeting. ISU was also invited to this event.

Congratulations go out to all of the PAS advisors and their charges as they attended the Fall Leadership Conference at Ellsworth, the State Conference and competitions at Hawkeye, and the National PAS Conference in Bismarck, North Dakota. Your sacrifices for student betterment are certainly appreciated. The agriculture industry is enriched by your efforts to help develop leaders.

Finally, the Iowa Association of Community College Presidents has initiated the Ag Education

Syndicate in an effort to put community college agricultural education in the forefront of Iowa citizens’ minds. That discussion continues as a part of this summer conference.

I thank you for the opportunity to have served you. I encourage all post-secondary folks to become active IAAE members in the years ahead. I also want to thank the other members on the Board for being congenial and committed to agricultural education.
 
 

Iowa State University's Agricultural Education Club (AG ED Club) is composed of 60 members representing various majors and interests; it serves as a model of cooperation and leadership. The club's goal of "Preparing Agricultural Educators for Tomorrow By Promoting Leadership and Cooperation Today" is met through activities emphasizing professional development, fundraising, community service, and fellowship.

Professional Development. The AG ED Club advanced professional development within its member through several major activities. Following monthly club business meetings, guest speakers were invited to shed light on various topics related to our member’s professional aspirations. For example, Craig McEnany, President Elect of the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators, addressed issues of the importance of being a member of a professional organization. However, professional development did not end on the ISU campus. For the second year, a group of students and the advisor traveled to observe agriculture and agricultural education in California. Members explored urban agricultural education programs, the diversity of natural resources and agriculture, and the agricultural education program at California Polytechnic State University. In addition, members attended two conferences to further enhance their professional skills: the National FFA Leadership Conference and National ATA Conclave in Louisville, Kentucky and the North Central States Agricultural Education Conference in St. Louis. Finally, several members participated in Agricultural Educators' Professional Development workshops during the spring 2001 semester

Fundraising. Many of the actives sponsored by the AG ED Club were self-supporting. For those activities that were not self-supporting, members worked hard to raise money. AG ED Club members fought bitter cold and early mornings to serve as parking lot attendants for home ISU football games. Members arrived at Jack Trice stadium between 6:00 and 6:30 a.m. on Saturday mornings, bundled in warm layers to direct cars to assigned parking lots. In addition, AG ED Club members sold "Mastering Parliamentary Procedure" books to FFA chapters throughout the state, at a cost of $5.00 per book. Member’s hard work rewarded them with approximately $5,000.00.

Community Service. The Club thought not just of itself but also of the community. Club members served the community in several ways. Members spent one hour each week teaching local middle school students about agriculture, math, science, geography, and more while gaining valuable teaching experience through the ISU Global Pizz-A-Thon, an agricultural literacy program developed by ISU Department of Agricultural Education and Studies. In total, members devoted in excess of 100 hours to judge National Chapter Awards, Proficiency Awards, sub-district contests, and many others. Not only did this benefit the FFA members participating, but it also benefited the Club members by allowing them to develop skills. These are only two examples of the many ways the Club's service-oriented members served the community throughout the 2000-01 year.

Fellowship. The AG ED Club is not just a professional club; we like to have fun at the same time! To officially begin the year, the Club held an Ice Cream Social. This was an opportunity to meet the officers and club members, welcome new students in the department, and go over the agenda for the year. As the first semester came to an end, the AG ED Club held a winter party to celebrate the holidays. Bowling, gifts, fun, and food were all present as the members talked about the past semester and gathered energy for the next. The AG ED Club celebrated a successful year with the annual awards banquet. Members, family, faculty, and guests attended. Outstanding Club members were honored, and new and retiring officer teams were recognized.

The ISU Agricultural Education Club works continuously to Prepare Agricultural Educators for Tomorrow by Promoting Leadership and Cooperation Today. The Club took this philosophy to heart as we went about our activities through the year. 2000-01 was a successful year, and we anticipate the same for the future!

For more information on the ISU Agricultural Education Club's activities, please contact the Club advisor, Dr. Cary Trexler at trexler@iastate.edu or the 2001-2001 IAAE Representative, Deron Shawley at deron@iastate.edu.

I have attended several meetings via person and teleconference during the past year.

It has been a difficult year for the IACTE. As of this time, Dan Brown's contract has been terminated due to insufficient funds to fund his position. Also the organization is considering and may act by conference time on suspending operations for a period while the various divisions consider whether we need the umbrella of IACTE.

The ACTE is very active and needs our support. I think we need to get behind the IACTE also and get it going again as a vital active voice for the entire vocational education field. We have become complacent and are letting a vital resource slip away.

There are thousands of potential members in Iowa but the agriculture division is the only one joining in large numbers when compared to the other divisions. At conference we must decide what our continued role will be.

The Iowa FFA Foundation Board of Directors is composed of representatives from the Iowa FFA

Alumni, the Iowa FFA Association, the Iowa Department of Education, Iowa State University, PAS, the IAAE, and business and industry leaders.

LEADERSHIP

The Iowa FFA Foundation Executive Committee for 2001-2002 is:

President – Brian Feldpausch, Monticello High School

Secretary – Alan Spencer, Manson Northwest Webster High School

Treasurer – Craig McEnany, Des Moines Area Community College

Executive Director – Wayne Nattress, Iowa FFA Foundation

The Iowa FFA Foundation Sponsoring Committee Chairperson is Leon Yantis from Ritchie Industries in Conrad, Iowa.

MISSION AND SUPPORT

The mission of the Iowa FFA Foundation is to seek and provide financial support to assist agricultural education organizations in accomplishing their missions.

This support is provided through:

Gaining additional sponsors

Maintaining existing sponsors

Encourage existing sponsors to increase their donations

(Example: Hy-Vee has sponsored PALS workshops in Iowa in the past and has increased its support by adding financial support towards the Iowa FFA Floriculture CDE.)

ENRICHMENT CENTER

The current major project of the Iowa FFA Foundation is The Enrichment Center. The Enrichment

Center will be an all-encompassing facility with meeting rooms, a dining area, recreational facilities, and lodging.

Up to date donations/pledges now exceed $2,600,000, however, additional assistance is needed from all members of the Ag Ed family. To show the highest amount of support possible from FFA members, each FFA chapter has been asked to participate in the "High Five" campaign and raise $5,000 toward The Enrichment Center. This level of support may or may not be possible by every FFA chapter, but financial support from ALL FFA chapters is essential.

A survey was mailed and e-mailed to each of you in March and April. An additional copy of the survey follows this report. If you have not completed the survey, please complete it and return it to the FFA Foundation before July 30. The information is very important because it will be used to gauge what FFA chapters are planning for fundraising activities and their future projected uses of The Enrichment Center facilities. Potential industry sponsors are requesting this information.

LIMITED EDITION ITEMS

The new limited edition tractors for 2001 are:

Farmall F-14

Allis-Chalmers D-17 Series 4

John Deere "A"

The 1/64 scale tractors have been discontinued.

RAFFLE TICKET ITEMS

Keifer Built has donated the new Iowa FFA Livestock trailer again this year. In addition, the Poly Dome SuperHut and the Farm Bureau Way of Life prints will be raffle items. All FFA chapters are encouraged to participate in raffle ticket sales during the next nine months. The livestock trailer is available for display at county fairs and community events.

AMBASSADOR PROGRAM SUCCESS

The Iowa FFA Foundation Board is proud that a new record of 141 FFA chapters helped raise money for the Iowa FFA Foundation during the past year. Cash donations and in-kind donation from FFA chapters totaled $63,452.94. This was an increase of $10,879.49 over the previous year. Since the start of the Ambassador program in 1993, the Northeast District leads with accumulated support of $66,644.90 throughout the past nine years. Thanks to all the FFA chapter advisors and members who have actively assisted in helping the Iowa FFA Foundation.

FFA CHAPTER AND FFA MEMBERS RECEIVED 200% RETURN/$ DONATED

This past year Iowa FFA Chapters generated $63,453 towards the support of the Iowa FFA Foundation’s General Fund and its activities that benefited Ag Ed/FFA. Trophies were awarded to the top FFA chapter in each district plus all other FFA chapters that contributed $1,000 or more. This enabled the Iowa FFA Foundation to do the best job ever towards serving FFA members. Through the Iowa FFA Foundation, $128,286.00 was gained to sponsor FFA scholarships, career development event awards, ag proficiency awards, Iowa State Fair FFA premiums, major leadership programs, the Iowa FFA Today, etc.

Now the Iowa FFA Foundation is challenged to repeat or increase this level of success throughout

2001-2002.
 
 

The first objective of the administrative committee is to assure accurate accounting procedures for the IAAE funds. This includes the association account, conference account, Instructional materials, and Executive assistant funds. As of the time of this report the committee has not met to complete an audit of these accounts, as some of them have not been prepared. We are planning to meet during the conference to discuss this item.

The second objective is to secure as many IAAE memberships as possible. Each district will give a detailed report on the number of members that have joined.

No action has been taken on the third objective that is to obtain two members for each office to run for IAAE board.)
 
 

Challenging is the word that I would use to describe the process that is required to make the

Iowa Agricultural Education Conference a reality. Thank you to all of the agricultural educators that gave us input, especially the committee for their willingness to look at the realities and make changes.

The conference planning committee met three times during the year. The first two meetings were held in October and March, the evening before an IAAE Board Meeting. The committee opted not to meet during Christmas break as had been done in previous years. A complete report was given at each IAAE Board Meeting.

At our first meeting, the committee chose "Surviving the New Millennium" as our conference theme. With guidance from Dr. Robert Martin, the committee established a purpose and objectives for the conference to clearly determine a justification for a conference.

Thursday afternoon in-service activities were poorly attended. The decision was made to eliminate the portion of the conference except where a specific need could be found. Based on the evaluations, the committee directed Brett Kramer, ISU designated conference coordinator to start the process of contacting potential workshop presenters.

During the second meeting, the committee reviewed the workshops that had been established.

There would be workshops on Monday afternoon and Thursday morning, June 25 and 28, respectively. A special workshop conducted by Don Josko in the horticultural area would be available on Thursday afternoon as well.

After considerable discussion, the committee determine that the spouses’ program had outlived its’ benefits given the gender make-up of our profession. The committee believes that the conference emphasis should be placed on instructor needs and professional development activities. Another significant change for the conference was in the exhibitor’s area, the preview exhibit show was eliminated on Tuesday night since the majority of educators are off-site at recreational activities. The conference schedule will also reflect a rotation during the exhibit show to provide exhibitors with more contact with educators.

The IAAE Board of Directors will establish conference dates for 2002 during the 2001 conference. At the present time it is anticipated that the 2002 conference will be held during the week of June 24-27. Discussions will be held with the Gateway Hotel regarding this item.

I would like to thank the Iowa State University Agricultural Education and Studies Department for their contributions to this conference. We have established a good working relationship and I anticipate that we will continue to work towards a mechanism that allows for the elimination of duplication of effort. Again, thank you to the members of the Conference Planning Committee. All of these individuals have given considerable effort and leadership to our organization. They are to be commended on a job well done.
 
 

The Educational Development Committee Members are; Jim Green, Tammy Schnieders, Frank Albertsen, Ron Zelle, Cherylann Stewart, Rick Meyer, Gary Miller, George Freidhof, Dan Striegel, Eldon Weber, Tony Brockshus, Ann Wenger, and Dave Briggs.

The committee did several tasks this year. The tasks were to help plan out the Agricultural Education Professional Development (AEPD) program, give ideas for this year's tours and workshops at the IAAE Summer Conference, and to put together the items for the IAAE Instructional Materials Packet.

The AEPD program starts with the IAAE Summer Conference tours and workshops. Last years workshops were; Ag. Ed Net. Com, Ag Decision Maker, Backyard Wildlife, Biotechnology, Electronic Resumes, Environthon, farm Safety via the Internet, Iowa FFA Degree, Horticultural Labs, Managing Greenhouses, Pizz-A-Thon, Precision Ag - Nutrient Management and Soybean Association, Successful Selling, and Welding. The tours included the Barilla Pasta Plant, ISU Vet School, USDA National Disease Center, and the ISU Stadium and Athletic Facilities.

A list of tours for the 2001 summer conference was given to the planning committee, the planning committee decided to have round table discussions in place of the tours this year for a change of offerings form the members. The workshops were about the same as the ones listed above that were presented at last year’s conference.

95 Instructors signed up for the AEPD program, Workshops included Small Engines, New Teacher/ Mentor, 2 Welding Sites, Computer/ World Wide Web, Record Keeping, Hydroponics, Environthon, and Meats. The DE had a daylong workshops for each district introducing the New National FFA developed curriculum CD-ROMS in the areas of Biotech, Emerging Technologies, and Financial Planning. The other sessions were held over the ICN system, which included: Entrepreneurial-Value Added, Ag Educator Financial Management Program, Greenhouse Management, and Environthon.

The IAAE Instructional Material Packet includes; Videos -Sprayers, Market to Market Clips, Oxyacetylene Welding, Eye In the Sky, Books - Restoration of Tractors, and CD - Livestock Diseases, How to Raise Quality Pork, Hydroponics, Different Internet Sites, and Materials from the

2000-2001 CDE. The CD over Plant ID, which was not completed last year, is done and will be given out to the schools that purchased this packet last year.

ISU has helped with the Instructional Packet and the IAAE has an agreement to reimburse them $2500 for their services. Tony Brockshus and Ann Wenger have been very good in implementing the materials into the packets. Eldon Weber has retired as of May of 2001. Joe Green has agreed to handle the AEPD program at ISU.
 
 

The Membership Services committee is involved in several initiatives during the year designed to promote the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators (IAAE) and enhance membership by providing unique services to members.

These initiatives have included:

At the 2000 State Ag Ed Conference, the committee agreed on one objective/goal for the year. "To submit and seek passage of proposed legislation known as ACESS!!"

The 2000-01 Committee Membership include: Duane Fisher, chairperson; Clyde Johnson, IAAE president; Dianne Strickler, IACTE representative; and committee members: Dennis Miller, Keith Kleis, Bill Gorham, Brandon Tolle, Jon Davis, Jim Lundberg, Jeff LaKamp, Kevin Carpenter, Mike Earll, Larry Stine, Bill Umbaugh, Rick Boyer, David Blecha, Dr. Robert Martin, Dan Smicker, Wayne Nattress, Barb Lemmer, Craig McEnany, Dale Gruis and Kim Anderson.

I want to thank everyone who has worked on our legislative efforts this year. Special thanks to Mike Earll, Bill Umbaugh and Wayne Nattress for your extra work. Your time and contacts have made a difference. Thanks to all Ag educators who talked to legislators and/or phoned or wrote letters. A big "thank you" goes to our supporters: FFA alumni, school administrators, students, parents, and Ag business/industry contacts who helped gain support.

ACESS (Agricultural Education Collaboration and Enhancement Support Services) was introduced in identical form in both the Iowa House and Iowa Senate early in the legislative session. Delores Mertz and David Johnson were sponsors for HF40 and JoAnn Johnson was sponsor for SF183. Thanks for efforts of these legislators on our behalf. The bills were assigned to sub-committee in the respective chambers. From all our contacts, we were very confident of support for the concepts/ideas in ACESS. The problem we ran into was the state’s lack of money – you have read how both the current year’s budget and the next year’s budget proposals are being cut. It is rather tough to ask for completely new funding in light of the current state finances. We have not given up all hope though and have remained in contact with key legislators. The legislation will be alive for 2001-02.

We have generated excellent support for Ag Ed/FFA. We have made many presentations to groups and individuals such as Department of Education Director Ted Stilwell, FFA alumni, Ag business/industry representatives, the Ag Ed Summit II, and the Governor’s staff. Our initiatives are included in the IACTE legislative priorities. Stay positive and continue moving Ag education toward a bright future.

In conclusion, we felt we had lots of positives for the year. It does take all of us working together (that includes supporters in the Ag industry, administration, parents and students) to influence legislation. Continue the positive efforts in 2001-02.
 
 

The Past Presidents Committee will be meeting during Summer Conference to discuss long-range planning and articulation with the Iowa Department of Education, DE Agricultural Educational Program Improvement Committee, ISU Agricultural Education & Studies Department, Governor’s Council on Agricultural Education and the Agricultural Education Professional Development Program. They will also identify issues and/or concerns for the committee to address.

The committee will also review the purpose and/or functions of this committee, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Policy Handbook. Copies of other states’ Leadership Handbook have been obtained and the Committee will offer suggestions to getting Iowa’s Leadership Handbook (combined Policy Handbook, Program of Work, and Officers Handbook) completed. The committee will evaluate our relationship with the IACTE and the current unified dues package. Other possible agenda items include proposing a new association logo, the effectiveness of the IAAE Web Page, and Ag Ed Profession Survey. Legislative initiatives for the 2002 session will also be reviewed.

Current committee membership includes the immediate five past presidents of our organization. Members of the current committee include: Barbara Lemmer, 1999-2000; Larry Stine, 1998-1999; Cherylann Stewart, 1997-1998; Dan Smicker, 1996-1997, and Barb Osborn, 1995-1996.

1. During 2000 and again in 2001, the Governor’s Council on Agricultural Education sponsored and organized Summit I and Summit II on the Future of Agricultural Education in Iowa. Both summits drew over 200 attendees. Summit I produced 15 recommendations to improve Agricultural Education in Iowa. Summit II brought together several different groups of people and organizations to share ideas for activities to educate Iowans about agriculture. Collaborative efforts coming out of this conference remain to be seen. Participants encouraged the organizers to plan and organize another conference of this kind each year. The Council has this suggestion under advisement.
2. The Council approved revisions in the following documents:
1. Components of a Quality Program of Agricultural Education
2. Standards for Agricultural Education Program
3. Standards for FFA
4. Standards for Supervised Agricultural Experience
It was recommended to combine these documents into one document. That process is nearly complete. The document will be delivered/distributed Fall, 2001.
3. Helen Rollins’s 3-year term has ended and a replacement for her has begun. Don Close’s term has ended because he has taken a new position in Colorado. His replacement is being sought. Don Sievers has agreed to serve another term. Laura Kraus is a new appointee to The Council. Robert Martin has agreed to serve another term. Tom Paulsen represents secondary teachers of agriculture on the The Council and Dick Swanson represents community college teachers of agriculture.
4. The Council has decided to continue the Awards Program focused on Excellence in four areas: Advisory Committees, Adult Education, Science Integration, and Public Relations. A new nomination system will be tried in 2001-2002. Two awards were given in 2000 and three awards were given in 2001 during the state agricultural education conference.
5. The Council has cooperated with the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators in developing and supporting a formal request for state legislative assistance to enhance agricultural education. Progress was made this year in elevating the bill to a higher level. The effort requires more support in 2002.
6. The Council has begun work on making recommendations to change SAE programs. The Council intends to make visionary and progressive changes for supervised experience programs in Iowa. 2002 will see the report on these recommendations.
7. A full and complete report of Council activities was made in the Fall 2000 and again in Spring 2001 to Governor Thomas Vilsack. Governor Vilsack was very supportive of the Summits and provided much assistance. He has offered to assist Agricultural Education further by helping us raise funds for professional development of teachers. The Council is in the process of following up on this offer. Reports of our activities were sent to the Director of Education, Ted Stillwill and Bureau Chief, Jerda Garey.

 

 

8. The Council’s goals for 2001-2002 include the following:
1. Continue to support ACESS legislation.
2. Develop specific recommendations for SAE
3. Develop recommendations for Ag Ed Professional Development and teacher education
4. Continue and enhance award programs